A rendering of the new water play splash pad that is part of the
$3.2 million project at the North Valleys Regional Park near Stead Boulevard and U.S. 395.

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NATASHA VITALE
Nevada Media Alliance

While Summer is coming to an end, the Washoe County Public Services Department is hoping to have its North Valleys water park completed by early October and open to the public by the spring of 2014.

Division Director Al Rogers met with the Reno City Council on Sept. 4 to give an update on construction progress that began in March. Originally, the $3.2 million project was to be completed by the end of July. Rogers said that the project is about 90 percent complete and that the delays were caused by electrical and soil issues.

"We could possibly have a soft opening for the community out there [in ...